Example sentences of "it is [adj] that [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is lamentable that few butchers have the storage or the cash to put away half a hundredweight of potential turnover , watch it shrink by ten to fifteen per cent and charge the prices needed to make it all worthwhile . |
| 2 | At a time when HMI and others are prescribing more consultative and collaborative ways of working in primary schools it is appropriate that some research takes place into the kinds of social and communication skills required of teachers . |
| 3 | Since some critics have made a link between Cockrill and Peter Lanyon , it is appropriate that this exhibition tours to the Newlyn Art Gallery in June and will be seen at Exeter 's Spacex Gallery and at the Plymouth Art Centre . |
| 4 | It is good that this union has taken the trouble to prepare this report with so much E C legislation in the pipeline . |
| 5 | While it is undeniable that that system has had a dramatic effect of the development of the market it is incorrect to assume that it is the only one which is influencing it . |
| 6 | It is undeniable that most readers find amusement to be part of their experience of these texts . |
| 7 | It is the simplest and most obvious layout , but there are , of course , other patterns — such as the radial pattern of so many modern housing estates — and it is odd that these others should not have been tried out until within our own time . |
| 8 | It is probable that neither version of Doctor Faustus represents the play as originally written by Marlowe . |
| 9 | It is probable that many factors are involved in the incidence , and that these vary among populations . |
| 10 | While the woman has no natural way of eliminating the infection , it is probable that many men carry the infection in the urethra for a matter of a few days only , after which the flushing action of passing urine may eliminate the organisms . |
| 11 | It is probable that many patients are treated privately and so these cases are not notified and also that some patients may come to England for diagnosis and treatment . |
| 12 | If , conversely , one used educational and type-of-occupation criteria to classify individuals ( and these are highly relevant to the question of how standard a speaker 's language is ) , it is probable that many wives , especially those of working-class men , would come out above their husbands . |
| 13 | It considers that early implementation-would not add greatly to the costs of preparation of financial statements and that it is probable that such costs would be exceeded by the benefits to users . |
| 14 | It is probable that these changes in signal represent areas of necrosis , granulation tissue , and fibrosis but their importance in terms of clinical management and in identifying residual active cancer remains uncertain . |
| 15 | It is probable that these individuals were well and asymptomatic or had minimal symptoms . |
| 16 | In these circumstances , it is probable that both transactions will be regarded as interdependent so that the part exchange element may be construed as a sale subject to a condition subsequently , thereby , making it determinable if the financier does not accept the transaction . |
| 17 | It is probable that some islands around Britain have been formed by the oscillatory nature of Pleistocene sea level ( Fig. 9.3 ) . |
| 18 | Following changes in school curricula , and the consequent introduction of the new first-year course described above , it is probable that some lectures will be introduced into the fourth year , and graduate lectures will be increased . |
| 19 | From the Templars ' use of the Atbash Cipher , it is probable that some form of Nazarean or neo-Nazarean sect had continued to survive in the Middle East as late as the twelfth century , and had made its teachings available to the West . |
| 20 | It is probable that some units on sale will find applications in other , wood-rich developing countries . |
| 21 | It is probable that this exception would apply only where there is a state of affairs which would make it unsafe to use the vehicle immediately . |
| 22 | It is probable that this signal is restricted to the vicinity of activated spines and is amplified by release from intracellular stores . |
| 23 | It is indisputable that such obstacles as poor financing and staffing , and sustained police opposition have made them practically unworkable : ‘ typically the pressure of police unions and the operation of political manipulation has resulted in these Boards becoming inoperative edifices to the democratic principle , or at best fairly toothless bureaucracies ’ ( McKenzie and Gallagher , 1989:109 ) . |
| 24 | If the person who does the interviewing is not the person for whom the new employee will be working then it is essential that that person should at least be allowed to sit in on interviews and have an agreed say in the final decision . |
| 25 | In the event of damage caused during a riot , it is essential that such claims are dealt with immediately as it is possible to obtain a recovery against the local Police authority . |
| 26 | In the first place , it is essential that such movements should formulate a doctrine which is capable of arousing sufficient enthusiasm and commitment to sustain political activity over a period of time . |
| 27 | It is essential that such decisions be discussed in an environment of understanding and good sense , rather than in a climate of ignorance and fear . |
| 28 | Members of the Group , and others , can provide some support to users , but it is essential that each request for assistance should be noted centrally , so that a record of problems , and actions taken in response , can be built up . |
| 29 | Such information can not be gathered with such precision as numerical data , but it is essential that each area be investigated to ensure that there is a balance between worship , fellowship , learning , evangelism and service . |
| 30 | It is essential that all problems are reported and managed in a disciplined way . |